Paddleboard

ABSTRACT

A paddleboard includes a hollow paddleboard body made of plastics by rotational forming and having an enclosed chamber defined in between opposing top wall and said bottom wall thereof and inflated with air, and a plurality of hollow posts connected between the opposing top wall and bottom wall of the hollow paddleboard body. Each hollow post has a bottom close end connected to the bottom wall of the hollow paddleboard body, and a top open end connected to the top wall of the hollow paddleboard body and exposed to the atmosphere.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to recreational water boards and moreparticularly to a paddleboard, which is inflatable and has hollow postsarranged therein to reinforce the structural strength.

2. Description of the Related Art

A paddleboard is a water recreational board that can be paddled by hand,ridden on the waves or towed behind a power boat. Conventionally,paddleboards are made in the same way as the fabrication of a surfboard,generally comprising a polyurethane base member trimmed by labor or by aCNC lathe, an epoxy resin or glass fiber cover layer surrounding thepolyurethane base, and a design bonded to or printed on the surface ofthe epoxy resin or glass fiber cover layer after the epoxy resin orglass fiber cover layer is polished. This design of paddleboard has thedrawbacks of low structural strength and high manufacturing cost, andmay be broken easily when the player applies a pressure to thepaddleboard through the legs.

In order to enhance the structural strength for carrying the weight of aheavy user, the thickness of the paddleboard may be increased. However,increasing the thickness of the paddleboard relatively increases itsweight and cost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances inview. It is therefore the main object of the present invention toprovide a paddleboard, which has the characteristics of light weight andhigh structural strength and inflatability, and allows the user to standup on it positively and comfortably.

To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, apaddleboard comprises a hollow paddleboard body made of plastics byrotational forming and having an enclosed chamber defined in betweenopposing top wall and said bottom wall thereof and inflated with air,and a plurality of hollow posts connected between the opposing top walland bottom wall of the hollow paddleboard body. Each hollow post has abottom close end connected to the bottom wall of the hollow paddleboardbody, and a top open end connected to the top wall of the hollowpaddleboard body and exposed to the atmosphere.

Further, an anti-slip pad is bonded to the top wall of the hollowpaddleboard body. Preferably, the anti-slip pad is prepared by EVA(ethylene vinyl acetate).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a paddleboard in accordance with thepresent invention.

FIG. 2 is an elevational assembly view of the paddleboard in accordancewith the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional side, in an enlarged scale, of a part of thepaddleboard in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing illustrating an alternate form of thepaddleboard in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1˜3, a paddleboard in accordance with the presentinvention is shown comprising a hollow paddleboard body 1 made ofplastics by rotational molding, and an anti-slip pad 15 bonded to thetop wall 11 of the hollow paddleboard body 1.

The hollow paddleboard body 1 has an enclosed chamber 14 defined thereinand inflated with air, and a plurality of hollow posts 13 connectedbetween the top wall 11 and the bottom wall 12. Each hollow post 13 hasthe bottom end thereof closed and formed integral with the bottom wall12 of the hollow paddleboard body 1 and a top end provided with a topopening 132 that is exposed to the outside of the top wall 11 of thehollow paddleboard body 1 and kept in communication with the insidespace 131 of the respective hollow post 13. Further, the anti-slip pad15 is prepared by, for example, EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate). Thus, theuser can stand up on the anti-slip pad 15 positively and comfortablywhen playing the water game. As the hollow paddleboard body 1 isinflated with air, the weight of the paddleboard is minimized and itsbuoyancy is maximized.

Further, the hollow posts 13 can be arranged subject to any of a varietyof patterns. FIG. 4 illustrates an alternate form of the arrangement ofthe hollow posts 13.

Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described indetail for purposes of illustration, various modifications andenhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except asby the appended claims.

1. A paddleboard, comprising: a hollow paddleboard body made of plasticsby rotational forming, said hollow paddleboard body comprising opposingtop wall and bottom wall and an enclosed chamber defined in between saidtop wall and said bottom wall; and a plurality of hollow posts connectedbetween the opposing top wall and bottom wall of said hollow paddleboardbody.
 2. The paddleboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein said enclosedchamber is inflated with air.
 3. The paddleboard as claimed in claim 1,wherein each said hollow post has a bottom close end formed connected tothe bottom wall of said hollow paddleboard body and a top open endconnected to the top wall of said hollow paddleboard body and exposed tothe atmosphere.
 4. The paddleboard as claimed in claim 1, furthercomprising an anti-slip pad bonded to the top wall of said hollowpaddleboard body.
 5. The paddleboard as claimed in claim 4, wherein saidanti-slip pad is prepared by EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate).
 6. Thepaddleboard as claimed in claim 4, wherein said hollow posts arearranged in said enclosed chamber subject to a predetermined pattern.